Reeves said when Smithfield and Morrisville fire departments arrived at the scene, it was determined the generator housing was ablaze, sending flames up the tip of one of the blades. The departments determined letting it safely burn down was the best course of action.

“In order to have put that out, we would’ve had to stand directly underneath the generator housing,” Reeves said. “We basically set up a safety perimeter and played defense, not allowing it to spread.”

Reeves said the fire was out and both companies left the scene by midnight.

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Until December, 2014, Nick will was a staff writer at the Oneida Daily Dispatch. Hailing from Madison. Nick is a 2012 SUNY Plattsburgh graduate. In his time at The Dispatch, he focused on education, history and community events coverage in Madison and Southern Oneida counties. Reach the author at nwill@oneidadispatch.com
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